Deadlock
Deadlock noun - A situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible.
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Situation and deadlock are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Situation" instead a noun "Deadlock".
Nearby Words: deadlocked, deadlocking
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Explosive Leash: The eponymous Deadlock collars, which can either explode or shock the wearer depending on the situation.
Source: Video Game / Ratchet: Deadlocked -
This trope is a wonderful example of a deadlock, a situation which is a cause of many errors in computing: two or more programs (or threads, processes...) are waiting for each other to do something before they do anything else, so none does anything at all.
Source: No, You Hang Up First -
There was surprisingly little argument in "Deadlock", because each Captain Janeway knew what the other would do in their situation.
Source: Other Me Annoys Me
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Situation and Deadlock. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/deadlock/situation
Deadlock & Situation. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/deadlock/situation>.
Situation or Deadlock. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/deadlock/situation.
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